In this time and space, although Wang Jingwei's surrender to the enemy was a little later than in another time and space due to the appearance of Su Rui, some people and things are not dependent on human will. Just a few days ago, Wang Jingwei finally ran to the enemy.
Nanjing held the so-called Return of the Capital Declaration.
But while Wang Jingwei's farce of returning the declaration was still going on, suddenly, scattered gunshots rang out throughout the city. When Wang Jingwei went out, he saw that the blue sky and white sun flag had been smashed into sieves by bullets. After a while,
, calls came in from various "government" agencies, and the national flag was interrupted and knocked down in more than a dozen places, and it was obviously the sound of a Type 38 rifle.
Wang Jingwei saw that the Japanese were not giving him face, so he quickly sent his own think tank Mei Siping to the Central China Expeditionary Army Headquarters to negotiate.
In the headquarters of the dispatched army, Okamura Neiji drooped his eyelids and listened to Mei Siping's explanation of his difficulties. Okamura Neiji was usually a serious person, but Mei Siping felt a little frightened when he saw Okamura, and he became even more nervous when he spoke.
It was hesitant. Okamura stood up before Mei Siping finished speaking, waved his hand impatiently and said.
"You go back and tell Dean Wang that the national flag needs to be changed to something like apricot-yellow cloth with a triangle on it. You are asked to rebuild a country. You are in trouble and you don't make any distinction with Chongqing. The empire is a victorious country, and any soldier has the right to stop you."
This kind of behavior is to replace the pillars. Don’t think that you are an independent country. Let me tell you the truth, you are nothing! I don’t go to you, but you come to me. I now order you to change the national flag immediately when you go back!”
Mei Siping had no choice but to return to Wang Jingwei in despair and report the truth. Wang Jingwei had no choice but to swallow his anger. That night, Chairman Chiang heard Wang Jingwei's so-called "Return to Capital Declaration" on the radio. He was so angry that he
The table roared: "If you don't kill Wang Zhaoming, the law of heaven cannot tolerate it. Who can take Wang Jingwei's head and reward him with a hundred thousand yuan?"
After driving away Mei Siping, the new Chief of Staff of the Central China Front, Colonel Miyamoto Kazuo, walked into Okamura Neiji's office. He personally poured Okamura a cup of hot tea and then asked respectfully.
"Your Excellency, Commander, I'm afraid you won't jump at the way you treat the new government established by His Majesty the Emperor. After all, Wang Jingwei is a person who has been personally summoned by His Majesty the Emperor. If people know about it, those people in the base camp will probably gossip about you again."
Okamura Neiji curled his lips disdainfully, "Miyamoto-kun, you are wrong. Both His Majesty the Emperor and the base camp understand that Wang Jingwei is just a puppet supported by us, and this government is just a prop to hide others' eyes.
Just like the Emperor Puyi of Manchuria, do you really think they are so important? Moreover, defeating the Chinese people ultimately depends on the bravery of our imperial army. Instead of focusing on them, it is better to think more about how to defeat Suri.
And his Fourth War Zone!" At this point, Okamura Neji's face became increasingly gloomy.
Looking at the dark-faced Okamura Neji, Miyamoto Kazuo sighed softly. Today, Suri and his Fourth Theater have become the most dangerous enemies of the Japanese Empire. There is even a rumor circulating in the base camp.
As the saying goes, "As long as Su Rui dies, the Japanese Empire will not be able to conquer China."
This evaluation is not low. It can be seen that the current Japanese high-level officials have reached a consensus. They all regard Suri as their most dangerous enemy.
Miyamoto Kazuo also knows how great the pressure Okamura Neji is now under. Secondly, the annihilation of the third division has put Okamura Neji on the forefront of the storm. Fortunately, the base camp also knows this.
Okamura cannot entirely blame the incident. The 2nd and 3rd Divisions were originally transferred from the Kwantung Army. Okamura, the commander of the Central China Front, really did not have much binding force on them. In view of this, the base camp then
This gave Okamura Neiji an opportunity to make meritorious deeds and command his troops to launch a counterattack in the fourth theater.
After more than a month of preparation, each unit has now completed its preliminary work and set off from Hubei, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces respectively. They are preparing to launch attacks on Fujian and Jiangxi at the same time. Among these three groups, Okamura
The Eleventh Army in Hubei was the one that Ningji valued most.
The Eleventh Army has been regarded as a strategic mobile force by the base camp from the day it was established. The troops under its jurisdiction are also the most elite divisions in Japan. Among them, the 6th, 13th, 39th, and 116th Divisions are all Japanese.
It is an elite division, but they also have the heaviest tasks. Although Okamura Neiji is the former commander of the 11th Army and the current commander of the Central China Expedition Force, he cannot command such a strategic mobile force. However,
Now that he has been appointed to the base camp, he will not be polite. He immediately issued an order to the current commander of the 11th Army Sonobe and Ichiro, asking him to mobilize at least three elite divisions to assemble near Jiujiang, Ruichang, and Xiushui.
On call.
After a long silence, Okamura Neji said to Miyamoto Kazuo: "Miyamoto-kun, please immediately send a message to the 11th Army and ask Sonobe and Ichiro if the troops they transferred have arrived at the designated location. If they have arrived, they must be on time.
To launch an attack on Jiangxi, the Chinese must be mobilized, so that our troops in Anhui and Zhejiang can launch attacks on Jingdezhen, Shangrao and Fujian, thus regaining Jiangxi and Fujian provinces in one fell swoop."
After listening to Okamura's words, Miyamoto Kazuo asked hesitantly: "Your Excellency, Commander, the Eleventh Army is the strategic mobile force of the empire, and General Sonobe and Ichiro have arrogant temperaments. Will he be willing to play a supporting role?"
Okamura laughed grimly: "Huh, even if he doesn't want to do it, he can't do it. Now it's no longer up to him. If he doesn't want to, I don't mind sending a telegram to the base camp, suggesting that an incompetent commander be replaced!"
Speaking of this, Okamura Neji exuded a strong evil spirit! Miyamoto Kazuo who was watching on the side could not help but shudder...
At the same time, the character mentioned by Okamura Neji, Commander Sonobe Kazuichiro of the Eleventh Army, was standing in front of the wall in front of the office, frowning as he looked at the huge military map hanging in front of him.
In the traditional concept of the Chinese people, the numerous factions in the Chinese army are a major factor that hinders the combat effectiveness of the troops. However, what many people do not know is that factions also exist in the Japanese army, and Sonobe and Ichiro belong to Nishio Juzou.
A series of.
Although Sonobe and Ichiro were standing in front of the map at this time, his eyes were wandering around casually and without focus. It was obvious that his attention was not on the map in front of him. Therefore, at this time, he was thinking about the four events.
The situation a few months ago.
On April 20 this year, Sonobe and Ichiro, who had just assumed the post of commander of the 11th Army, went to Peiping to report on their duties. The commander of the Chinese Front, Nishio Hiszo, met with Sobebe alone.
Nishio said: "The strategic position of the Eleventh Army is very important, and you have to take care of it. I recommended you to be the commander of the Eleventh Army, but met with great resistance. The Kwantung Army has always had a high self-esteem, but I don't know that the situation in the Kwantung has changed in the past two years.
Great changes. With the rise of the Guangxi faction represented by Su Rui, Li Zongren, and Bai Chongxi, the Chinese army was no longer as vulnerable as everyone imagined, but became an army with elite equipment and outstanding combat effectiveness.
When you come to China from Manchuria, you must first keep your tail between your legs and not show off your sharpness. The 6th, 13th, and 39th divisions are all elites of the empire. The commanders of the Shanxie and Tianzhong divisions are senior and highly accomplished. They must not be arrogant, so as not to offend their subordinates.
Disgusted. When the empire is employing people, it’s up to you. The Eleventh Army is a good place to train soldiers. You must not let down the Eleventh Army."
Sonobe stood with his head bowed, tears almost coming out of his eyes. He knew in his heart that as long as he worked hard, Okamura Neji's today would be his tomorrow.
Nishio added: "The Eleventh Army has a heavy task and its strength is slightly insufficient. I have prepared to transfer troops from the Thirteenth Army and other places to your command. The Kuwana Third Flying Regiment has been transferred to Wuhan to assist you."
"Hai, thank you Commander for your cultivation in this humble position!"
Sonobe and Ichiro's thoughts were slowly brought back, and now he was feeling a little anxious. Now his mind had flown to the Jiujiang area hundreds of kilometers away, because there, three elite divisions of the 11th Army were
Confronted with the Guangxi army from China that emerged in the past two years.
At this time, Major General Shigege Aoki, Chief of Staff of the Eleventh Army, came in with a telegram and reported: "Your Excellency, Commander, the commander of the Shanxi Division called, the Chinese army stationed in Jiujiang has been active today, and they have sent out the air force for continuous investigation.
Our army's positions and several air battles took place with our army's army aviation, and our army's army aviation suffered heavy losses. Moreover, it is reported that their armored division deployed in Nanchang disappeared since yesterday, and its whereabouts are unknown now."
Sonobe and Ichiro cursed angrily: "Baga, cunning Chinese people, cunning Gui army!"
Before serving as the commander of the 11th Army, Sonobe and Ichiro had never fought in the border. The situation he heard about the Chinese troops was nothing more than various situations in the coming year: one was a straw bag that collapsed at a touch, and the other was a stone in the toilet.
Smelly and hard. In his impression, the troops led by Suri belonged to the second type.
Now the armored division regarded by the Japanese base camp as having the strongest attack capability has disappeared from the sight of their agents stationed in Nanchang. This is not good news for him. Although Sonobe and Ichiro have never commanded armor
troops, but having been in the Northeast for a long time, he was well aware of the power of the armored troops. During the Battle of Noshin, Comrade Zhukov of the Soviet Union used the armored troops to give them a good armored assault course. The second soldier who participated in that battle
The Thirteenth Division was almost completely wiped out, and two of its four regiment captains were killed and one seriously injured. After the battle, the base camp had to withdraw the Twenty-third Division back to the mainland for rest and supplies.
In view of the power of the armored force, Sonobe and Ichiro were most concerned about the armored division stationed in Nanchang. Now when he heard that this unit was missing, his heart suddenly rose...